TIMELINE OF MASS MEDIABy J-Hole 1453 A.D.
First Bible is printed using the printing press by Johannes Gutenberg 1900's
Nickelodeon Becomes popular 1912
Air Mail begins 1915
Radiotelephone carries voice from Virgina to the Eiffle Tower 1920
KDKA in Pittsburgh gets first commercial radio license 1922
Time Magazine becomes first weekly news magazine 1922
First advertisment on radio 1926
NBC becomes first first radio network 1936
life Magazine becomes the first magazine with pictures 1938
Edward R. Murrow begins broadcasting reports of war in Europe 1940's
Tape recording is developed 1942
Voice of America the radio station begins to brodcast in many languages 1948
Transistor radio is invented 1950
Cable television systems begins 1951
The first color televisions go on sale 1959
Xerox makes the first photocopier 1963
Audio cassette is invented in the Netherlands 1965
Vietnam becomes first war to become televised 1969
Man's first landing on the moon is broadcasted to 600 million people around the globe 1970s
Video Cassette Recorder (VCR) developed 1972
HBO (Home Box Office) is first subscription cable channel 1980
CNN (Cable News Network) begins operation 1984
Apple Macintosh is introduced 1990's
Newspapers and Movies become aailable on the internet 1996
First DVD players and discs are available in Japan 2003
U.S. law bars telemarketers from calling those on the "Do not call" phone list
1453 A.D.
First Bible is printed using the printing press by Johannes Gutenberg
1900's
Nickelodeon Becomes popular
1912
Air Mail begins
1915
Radiotelephone carries voice from Virgina to the Eiffle Tower
1920
KDKA in Pittsburgh gets first commercial radio license
1922
Time Magazine becomes first weekly news magazine
1922
First advertisment on radio
1926
NBC becomes first first radio network
1936
life Magazine becomes the first magazine with pictures
1938
Edward R. Murrow begins broadcasting reports of war in Europe
1940's
Tape recording is developed
1942
Voice of America the radio station begins to brodcast in many languages
1948
Transistor radio is invented
1950
Cable television systems begins
1951
The first color televisions go on sale
1959
Xerox makes the first photocopier
1963
Audio cassette is invented in the Netherlands
1965
Vietnam becomes first war to become televised
1969
Man's first landing on the moon is broadcasted to 600 million people around the globe
1970s
Video Cassette Recorder (VCR) developed
1972
HBO (Home Box Office) is first subscription cable channel
1980
CNN (Cable News Network) begins operation
1984
Apple Macintosh is introduced
1990's
Newspapers and Movies become aailable on the internet
1996
First DVD players and discs are available in Japan
2003
U.S. law bars telemarketers from calling those on the "Do not call" phone list
SOURCES
Library Thinkquest
New World Encyclopedia